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Juan Orozco and his mother, Amparo, at their ranch house near Circle, Mont., in Aug. 2017. Juan's father, an undocumented immigrant, was assaulted and applied for a special visa for victims of crimes.

Undocumented Immigrants Face Growing Backlog Of Crime Victim Visas

Every year thousands of undocumented immigrants are allowed to stay in the U.S. because they've been victims of a crime. But an increasing number are denied visas because demand outstrips slots.

A brush fire in Alpine destroyed mobile homes at the Alpine Oaks Estates including Lisa Ford's unit pictured above, July 9, 2018.

Residents Who Lost Homes In San Diego County’s West Fire Sift Through The Ashes

The wildfire in Alpine on Friday destroyed 34 homes and scorched at least 505 acres, leaving a number of people without a place to live.

82 year old Robert Rodriguez couldn't afford the rent increases at his apartment in Los Angeles and worries he could end up on the streets.

Is Rent Control An Answer To California's Housing Crisis?

California has the highest poverty rate in the nation, due largely to the state's lack of affordable housing. In November voters will decide whether or not rent controls will help solve the problem.

A bridge damaged by Hurricane Michael can be seen Friday in Mexico Beach, Fla. The most powerful hurricane ever known to have hit the Florida Panhandle has left transportation and communication infrastructure in shambles, slowing relief efforts.

Wreckage Left By Hurricane Michael Slows Relief Efforts

Government and nonprofit agencies work in advance of storms to create distribution networks for critical aid, but the Category 4 storm damaged key communications and transportation infrastructure.

Nursing homes are required to have emergency plans and have staff practice evacuations, but many fail to meet even those basic requirements.

Many Nursing Homes Aren't Prepared For Even Basic Emergencies

The deaths of eight residents in a Florida nursing home showed how even seemingly mundane things like failing to maintain climate control can be deadly. Emergency preparation enforcement can be lax.

Many Nursing Homes Aren't Prepared For Even Basic Emergencies

The deaths of eight residents in a Florida nursing home showed how even seemingly mundane things like failing to maintain climate control can be deadly. Emergency preparation enforcement can be lax.

Pacific surf rolls in under the nuclear reactors of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County, April 25, 2001.

Federal Authorities Do Little To Punish San Onofre Over Closure

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission never fined San Onofre plant operator Southern California Edison for failing to disclose it knew in 2006 that the steam generators it installed could have potential flaws.

What's Keeping Asian-American Lawyers From Ascending The Legal Ranks?

While the number of Asian-American lawyers and law students increased greatly in recent decades, there are few Asian-American lawyers in top positions in the legal field.

Firefighters deal with heavy smoke as they try to contain flames from the Carr Fire as it spreads toward the town of Douglas City near Redding, Calif.

The Smoke In Redding, Calif., Is So Thick You Can't See The Sun Most Days

Prolonged smoke across the West Coast will affect hundreds of thousands of people living in and around fire-prone areas. Scientists are warning of a lengthening — and worsening — smoke season.

Brian Schear, seen here during an argument with Delta staff, says he and his family were forced off a flight from Maui because they put their 2-year-old in a seat Schear had bought for a different child.

Delta Apologizes To Family That Was Kicked Off A Plane Over A Toddler's Seat

The airline is offering compensation and an apology to Brian Schear after a crew member said agents would put the parents in jail and place their children in foster care for a "federal offense."

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